Combined pencil-sharpener and pocket-clip.



s. EVAN S':--- COMBINED PENCIL SHARPENER AND POCKET CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 19H.

1,185,387. Patented E530, 1916.

SAMUEL EVANS, 0F TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Hayes, 1914. Serial No. 840,265.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL Evans, a subject of the King of England, residing at Toronto, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Penoil-Sharpeners and Pocket-Clips, of which the following is a specification.

The invention has for an object to "enable the ready formation of a pencil clip for holding the edge of a pocket or the like pressed closely against the side of a pencil, and in the same device to provide a blade mounting which may be positioned to permit sharpening of the point of the pencil upon which it has been previously used as a clip, without requiring removal of the device from the pencil.

An important purpose is to enable the manufacture of the device from sheet metal.

Another important object is to provide an efiioient means for pivoting a swinging blade carrier and clip arm on a pencil guiding sleeve, and to provide eflicient means for quickly fixing the arm at-opposite limits of its movement.

Additional ob3ects, advantages, and features of invention will appear, some of which will be apparentin the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and shown in the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of one. embodiment of my invention in use as a clip; Fig. 2 is a view showing it in use as a sharpener;

Fi 3 is a cross section showing the pivotsoc et; Fig. 4: is a similar view showing the latch construction; Fig.5 shows the device in a pocket; Fig. 6 is a rear view; Fig. is

'a side view of a modification; Fig. 8 1s a cross section showing one blade mounting; Fig. 9 is a similar view showing a different blade structure. 1 1

There is illustrated a pencil engaging sleeve 10 formed ofsheet metal; and having the bead 11 around each end; Thesleeve is snugly a shown to be cylindrical, although that is not essential and at what will be termed the top is provided with outwardly struck lug portions 12 forming in efiect a. socket to receive an arm It to be described. This arm is properly attenuated at its point of connection with the ball forming a. neck 15. The

arm is formed of sheet metal and may have ball 13 formed on the inner end of edges inturned to reinforce the neck 15, as shown. Immediately outward of the neck 15 two sprmg fingers 16 are formed at opposite sides of the arm shaped to press 1n 'closelyaround the sleeve 10 and hold the arm closely down thereagainst or close thereto. To make this action more certain, the

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sleeve is longitudinally slitted as at 17 and when necessary. The 'arm 14: is broadened.

immediately outward of the fingers, and beginning closely adjacent the fingers there are formed wings 21 gradually enlarged toward the outer part of the arm but curving abruptly inward at their edges as at 21' a distance from the end of the arm, from whence the arm is continued in a tapered clip finger 22 having the usual ball 23 at the outer end. Between thewings there is formed a central longitudinal slit 24. stopping short of the inwardly inclined edges 21 of the wlngs, and beginning near the end of the sleeve 10 when'the arm 14 is in what may be termed outer or sharpening position.

Lateral short slits 24 are formed at each end of the slit 24., on one side, and the intervening edge portion of the metal is pressed inwardly and sharpened to form a blade 25. If desired, however, a separate blade may be inserted and secured inany well known manner familiar inpencil sharpeners' such as indicated in Fig. 8. Here,a flange 25 is pressed outwardly from the central part of the armli, the outer part of the flange being turned inward at a right angle, and a blade 25 set and soldered in the angle thus formed. In the event that the bladeis formed integrally I consider it desirable that the edge be ground principally on the outer side, but also ground sufficiently on the inner side to give a rectilinear edge. The grindin of the outer side may be accomplished y pressing the working edge outwardly sufliciently for the purpose, the blade beindg subsequently pressed inward as deslre It sh uld. be observedthat the slits 18.5w

the outer end of the sleeve are nearer the lower side of the sleeve than are the slits 17. The arm 14 is so formedthat it tends to sprin inward and extend across the axis of the s eeve at an oblique angle when the tongues are engaged with the outer bills 19, whereby the blade is so. disposed that when the end of a pencil ispre'sented in the sleeve and forced outwardly against the.

be forced downward over the opposite end of'the' sleeve 10. When a pencil is engaged in the sleeve, this will force the outer end of the clip against the side of the pencil with proper force to serve in holding the edge of a pocket when slipped under the clip.

When the device is so engaged, the inwardly sleeve may inclined edges of the wings 21 engage against the upper edge of thepocket, and prevent it from passing 7 25, so that no damage Wlll occur. The blade is also held slightly away from the surface of the pencil, so that in adjustment of the sleeve longitudinally, or other movement of the pencil in the sleeve, the blade will not be dulled.

In use, the device may be kept upon the pencil at all times, and when the arm 14 is moved from one position to the other, it will snap into locked position by a slightpressure on the outer side.

It will probably be found desirable to form a round opening 27 at each end of the blade 25 in order to reduce liability of cracking of the metal at the base of the blade, and also reduce liability of jamming of shavings. In Fig. 7 there is shown a modification in which the necessity for an extension of the arm 14 beyond the blade is obviated, and the blade carrying portion of the arm is adapted to receivethe edge of a pocket thereunder without liability of damage. In this case the be formed as above described, and the arm 14 pivoted in the same way as the arm .14, or, the inner end of-the arm may be provided with a longer attenuation 15 pivoted by a rivet engaged through its extremit'yland in the sleeve, the length of the attenuation permitting the arm to be flexed to allow the fingers-16 to clear the sleeve when moved from one position to the other. The fingers and outwardly adjacent portion of the arm are formed as before described,

butthe wings 21* are tapered rapidl to the ball 23*, y

which in this case, it should be noted, is formed quite large, so. that when a pocket edge is engaged thereunder against a pencil, the blade will be held outwardly and away from the fabric, so that it will not beneath the blade be cut.- This form ofthe outer part of the arm may be found preferable to that first describe The simplicityand desirability of the as vice will be apparent, and the adaptation of the spring 0111) arm to alsocarry the blade and move inward at times to enable the sharpeningof a pencil represents a very desirable improvement of function in such devices.

I What is claimed is: LA device of the class described comprising a. pencil engaging member, a clip member carried thereby comprising a resilient arm adapted to bear at its outer part against the side of an engaged pencil at times for the purpose described, said clip member having a blade on its inner part thereon and being positioned and construct her, to present the blade in thepath at a pencil extended through member. I a

2. A device of the class described comprising a pencil engaging member, ed thereon, movable to pro ect longitudinally over opposite ends of the member alternatively, means to fix the arm releasably at the opposite positions, and located to hold the arm at a greater angle to the axis of the pencilengaging membe'rat one end than at the other, ablade carried by the arm, anda fabric engaging device on" the arm outwardly of the blade...

the pencil engaging 3 an arm pivot- 3. A device of the class described comprising a cylindrical sleeve open clear at each end, a movable arm thereon, a blade on the inner part of the. arm, means to releasably fix the arm in position inclined inwardly over'one end of the sleeve at times to receive a pencil end against the blade, means to releasably fix the arm at, a lesser angle over an end of the sleeve to bear against the side of a pencil engaged through the sleeve,

and a fabric engaging device on the arm outwardly of the blade.

' 4. A; device of the character indicated comprising a' cylindrical sleeve open clear at each end, an arm pivoted thereon for'movement to'project from opposite ends of the sleeve alternatively, said arm having opposite lateral fingers constructed to bear against the sides of the sleeve, coengaging devices formed on the fingers and sleeve for holding the arm releasably fixed at opposite positions on the sleeve, a blade carried b the arm, and a clip -device thereon.

5. A device of the character described comprisin a cylindrical sleeve. an arm ivoted t ereon for movement to project rom either end of the sleeye, resilientfingers on the arm to embrace? the sleeve, oppositely extended bills formed on the fingers and sleeve at each side adapted to ccengage to prevent upward movement of the arm, the bills atone end of the sleeve being lower than those at the other, and an intermediately located blade on the arm.

6. A device of the character described comprising a pencil engaging member, an arm carried thereby movably mounted and constructed to lie at different angles to the axis of the sleeve and inclined inwardly over the end of the sleeve, a blade carried by the arm intermediately of the ends of the arm, a clip extension on the arm outwardly of the blade, and wings on the arm to engage the edge of a fabric inserted beneath the clip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto setmy hand in presence of two subscribing wit- 

